Hyperspectral Unmixing Based on Nonnegative Matrix Factorization: A Comprehensive Review

Hyperspectral unmixing has been an important technique that estimates a set of endmembers and their corresponding abundances from a hyperspectral image (HSI). Nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) plays an increasingly significant role in solving this problem. In this article, we present a comprehe...

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Main Authors: Xin-Ru Feng, Heng-Chao Li, Rui Wang, Qian Du, Xiuping Jia, Antonio Plaza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2022-01-01
Series:IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9775570/
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Summary:Hyperspectral unmixing has been an important technique that estimates a set of endmembers and their corresponding abundances from a hyperspectral image (HSI). Nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) plays an increasingly significant role in solving this problem. In this article, we present a comprehensive survey of the NMF-based methods proposed for hyperspectral unmixing. Taking the NMF model as a baseline, we show how to improve NMF by utilizing the main properties of HSIs (e.g., spectral, spatial, and structural information). We categorize three important development directions, including constrained NMF, structured NMF, and generalized NMF. Furthermore, several experiments are conducted to illustrate the effectiveness of associated algorithms. Finally, we conclude this article with possible future directions with the purposes of providing guidelines and inspiration to promote the development of hyperspectral unmixing.
ISSN:2151-1535